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People and culture
Descriptive Adjectives

Four types of descriptive adjectives are:

a. colour
b. size
c. shape
d. quality

1. Colour – red, green, white, black, etc

e.g. - I have a black cat named Ruby.

- Most part of Wendy’s room has monochrome tone.

- The yellow house at the corner of the street is owned by an
Indian uncle.

2. Size – tiny, wide, huge, thin, etc

e.g. - Sarah is very petite for a lady her age.

- You can find a vast amount of information on the internet.

- Uwais was a chubby kid but has grown up to be a muscular guy.

3. Shape – round, flat, rectangle, triangular, etc

e.g. - That baby has been walking in circular motion for a while.

- Please adjust the distorted pictures and send them again later.

- “Be very careful of the steep stairs, students.” says Mr Rahman to his students.

4. Quality – used to describe personality, taste, sound, emotion, appearance, situation,
etc

– personality - cold, timid, shy, awkward, etc

– taste - salty, bland, yummy, sweet, etc

– sound - faint, loud, soft, quiet, etc

– emotion - sad, lazy, nervous, manic, etc

– appearance - elegant, clean, handsome, plain, etc

– situation - minor, bad, illegal, impossible

e.g. - Adlin is really that rich aunt who brings you along to travel.

- The victims are in critical condition and are still being treated in ICU.

- Nina said she heard a faint voice when they were walking near the river.